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This photograph was taken between Christmas
and New Year's, 2001. Bud
was the last of several guest artists to fill in for Dolan after an elbow
surgery. Dolan had sufficiently recovered to do half a show, with Bud
ably taking the stage for the rest of the show. At the end of the program
each day, they shared the stage. Dolan sang "The
Man in the Big Hat is Buying," and paused between verses for Bud to
tell one of his stories about children. It's one of those "Kids say
the darndest things" events, things they say when he goes out to schools
to teach them about being a cowboy and writing cowboy poetry. The last
quote was the best, and Dolan almost didn't recover from his laughter sufficiently
to finish the song.
Bud has been at the AFP many times,
and has a wonderful performance style.
Bud
has owned the Single Star Ranch in Hereford since he retired
from the Army. He was co-chair of the Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering for 10 years, and along with founder & co-chair
John Shaver (an AFP Board Member), brought the Gathering to national
recognition.
Bud
got his start as a cowboy when he was orphaned at the age of 16 in Red
Lodge, Montana; got his start as a poet while in the Army and stationed
in Vietnam; and got his start as a cowboy poet while he was still in the
Army and attended a huge commemorative roundup in Red Lodge where he saw
and heard Baxter Black, his first cowboy poet.
Bud was in charge of the school program for the Gathering and taught thousands of children about things that he loves: being a cowboy, writing poetry, and writing cowboy poetry.
These days, Bud travels around the West and even the East, as an invited performer at gatherings. He also continues to work with children.
Bud
has written two books of cowboy poetry and has recorded a CD entitled "Lightning
and Angels." . You can read more about him and listen to samples of his
poetry at www.arizonafolklore.com/bud.htm .
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